Registration for the Fort Collins Vipers Lacrosse fall indoor program for youths in grades 3-12 is under way.
Games will be played at Edge Sports Center, 4450 Denrose Court, with youths in grades 3-8 playing on Saturday mornings from Nov. 1-Dec. 20 and high school games on Monday evenings from Nov. 3-Dec. 15. Vipers varsity coach Rich Modesti is directing both programs.
Cost is $135 a session.
Additional information and online registration is available at www.fclax.com.
Hosted by the Rock Canyon High School Lacrosse Program
Enhance your stick work, improve your offense and defense, and play games
All levels are welcomed
Cost: $15 per person each clinic
Dates: Saturdays: Sept. 27, Oct. 4, Oct. 18, Nov. 1, and Nov. 15 – Weather permitting
Saturday’s clinic will be held on the turf field at Rocky Heights Middle School in South Highlands Ranch – but you do not need to attend Rocky Heights to participate! All are welcome. This is not meant to be school or even club specific. We have access to the turf field and thought it might be a good way to keep the sticks in our kids’ hands.
Rocky Heights is located south of Highlands Ranch Pkwy on Quebec on the top of the hill just south of the Rock Canyon High School.
THE FACEOFF CLUB PRESENTS
2009 U.S. Faceoff Championship: Rocky Mountain Regional Qualifier Tournament and Clinic
Date: Sunday October 12, 2008
Time: 12pm-5pm (Registration begins promptly at 11:30am, bring lunch and full lacrosse gear)
Location: ThunderRidge High School
1991 W.Wildcat Reserve Parkway
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
Cost: $100
Director:
NOLAN GODFREY
MLL & NLL Draft Pick
Team Usa Indoor Developmental
NCAA All-American
Additional Staff:
TRAVIS BROWN
Asst. Coach, W. New England College
(Ranked #6 in NCAA Div. III)
2x All-American
North/South Senior All-Star
Led the NCAA’s Top FO Unit in 2007
FEATURES:
- Instruction and review of all faceoff
moves and counters
- Chalk talk on teaching your wingmen to
help you win faceoffs and running plays off
the draw
- Dozens of repetitions against other top
faceoff specialists from Colorado
- Q&A Session with our professional
coaching staff
- 3 age groups: Youth, Middle School,
and High School
- Tournament competition to declare 4
finalists in each group that will advance to
the 2009 U.S. Faceoff Championship
CONTACT: info@TheFaceOffClub.com
(978) 771-9647
FOR REGISTRATION GO TO
http://Shop.TheFaceOffClub.com
* Register soon, space is limited!
CRS LAX BASHES: The Denver Series!
We will be hosting 2 Charity CRS LAX BASHES in Denver, September 26th and October 25th. We are rallying our family, friends, and the CO athletic community to come out and party for a purpose!
Evite Link
The first of the Denver events will be at Spill Night Club (1410 Market St., Denver, CO 80202), benefiting Kate Levin and Family. Details for the October Bash to follow. Kate, a cancer survivor, was recently diagnosed with the disease once again. We are gathering together to aid in her 2nd victory over the disease! 20% of all sales from 6pm-9pm will go to benefit Kate and her family, arrive thirsty at 6pm sharp! Drink specials will run all night, no cover. We will also have cause bracelets that will be free with any donation- our goal is to have everyone at the party wearing at least one!
$2 Beers and $4 SKYY (mixed with whatever you like)
The SKYY Infusions are DELISH
(and all natural:)!
Sponsors: SKYY Vodka and Rumba Energy Juice
Hit us with any questions and feel free to pass this on!
Details at: www.LaxBash.com and www.CRSLAX.com
Evite Link
Thanks and See You Next Weekend
(& Oct. 25th:)!
2008 University of Denver Fall Lacrosse Clinic
Come learn from the best players and coaches in town. The DU Fall Lacrosse Clinic is the best way to improve your game. We teach the fundamental skills that can make you a competitive player as well as the skills that will take you to the next level.
The sport of lacrosse is constantly changing and new skills are always evolving. This year we will be implementing box lacrosse into our fall sessions. The box lacrosse game makes you handle pressure in tight areas as well as develops softer and quicker hands.
*** Make sure to bring both cleats and runner. ***
When: Sept 21st, 28th, Oct 5th and 12th
Time: 9am-12pm
Where: University of Denver Barton Stadium
Cost: $200 for all four dates.
Ages: Grades 5-12
For more information and to register visit www.lacrossecamps.com.
Coming Oct. 2, Business Week’s Power 100 ranks the most influential people in sports business. Here’s a peek at Stan Kroenke, whose holdings include the St. Louis Rams
Billionaire Stan Kroenke has never much enjoyed the limelight. In ninth grade, during a basketball tournament in central Missouri, Kroenke’s coach tapped him to shoot a free throw for a technical foul. Normally a deadeye shot, Kroenke was unnerved to be playing in front of so many fans. “My knees were knocking,” he recalls. “I missed the free throw and was useless the whole tournament.”
The Boston Blazers selected Hobart College graduate Daryl Veltman with the first overall selection at the 2008 Entry Draft at TD Banknorth Garden in Boston on Sunday. The San Jose Stealth picked John Hopkins grad Paul Rabil second overall, and Stony Brook grad Rhys Duch at third overall. 54 out of the 76 players selected were from US college programs.
A three-year effort to make boys lacrosse a varsity sport at Windsor High School came to fruition last Monday night when the Windsor School District’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve a recommendation field a team.
The team will play its first varsity games in the spring.
“I’m just thrilled,” said Sandy Helzer, one of the parents who helped to organize the lacrosse program.
“It makes all those gray hairs I got worth it. And, for these boys to be able to letter in a varsity sport, this is big thing.”
Windsor High School Athletic Director Mark Kanagy made the recommendation to the board.
Kanagy said his decision to seek the inclusion of lacrosse as a varsity sport was based on a survey, participation over the past three years, and assurance that the addition of the boys sport would not violate Title IX guidelines.
Kanagy said there were 58 respondents to his survey last year with about 30-40 serious enough to play club lacrosse.
“If there were enough participants within the high school walls, I was going to consider recommending as a varsity sport,” Kanagy told the board. “They had 30 members come out (to play club lacrosse last spring) so I think we have the numbers to support it.”
The Windsor club team played other club teams last spring and played successfully, winning the Eagle County LAX Tournament by defeating Glenwood Springs, Durango, Aspen and tying Battle Mountain.
Kanagy said his final consideration before recommending the team for approval was to check with Kathy Rigsby, with the Interwest Equity Assistance Center at Colorado State University, and make sure that the team would be in compliance with Title IX guidelines.
“She said we are not currently underrepresented (by female athletes),” Kanagy said. “She said it should not be a barrier and gave her nod to it.”
Kanagy said the lacrosse team would play its games at Dudley Field and would likely practice on an adjacent junior varsity soccer practice field. He said the team’s schedule should not conflict with girl’s soccer.
He also said the newly-formed team will play in an 8-team league that will include Fort Collins Unified, Loveland (Thompson Unified), Boulder, Fairview, Monarch, Mountain Range and Alexander Dawson.
Kanagy added that lacrosse is on the rise. He told the board that there will 55 teams in Colorado next spring, up from 38 last year.
The athletic director said his next task will be to post a coaching position and get it filled.
The Portland LumberJax traded forward Spencer Martin to the Edmonton Rush in exchange for forward Matt Brown on Monday.
Brown, a three-year NLL veteran who serves as an assistant coach at his alma mater, University of Denver, played just three games for Colorado last year. He previously scored 26 goals and 33 assists in 28 games from 2006 to 2007.
“We’re extremely happy to obtain Matt,” said LumberJax head coach Derek Keenan. “If given the opportunity, Matt can be a consistent scorer in this league. He will be given that opportunity in Portland.”
At Denver, Brown tallied 137 points and became the school’s fourth-leading goal scorer with 113 career goals.
Martin, a seven-year NLL veteran, has scored 63 goals and 104 assists in 77 career games. He tallied five goals and 29 assists in 12 games for the Jax in 2008.
Colorado deals Bloom, draft pick to Boston
The Colorado Mammoth re-acquired defenseman John Gallant last week, trading Boston transition player Jason Bloom and the 56th overall selection in the 2008 NLL Entry Draft. The Blazers, who plucked Gallant in their July Expansion Draft, used the pick to select UMass graduate Paul Manesis.
Gallant has played his entire seven-year career with the Mammoth franchise, scooping 541 loose balls in 104 games.
“We are glad to have John back. He has always been a leader on our team and a fan-favorite,” said Mammoth GM Steve Govett. “We will continue to rely on him to help anchor our defense.”
Bloom has played two seasons with the Mammoth, scoring seven goals and winning 28 of 60 faceoffs in 19 games.
